Export data tables (visualizations) by a dynamic Command Button

How to export any data table on your report with  Iron Python? (yes, even tables with data limitation)

Note this tool will allow you to:

• Export any data table on the report as data visualization. It means, if you decide to limite the data and/or to show only some columns of the data table, the file will be export as it.
• Choose the export folder on your computer by a document property (« C:\\ »…)
• Customize the name of the export file by a document property (« _2017 », « _ByMe »…)

from System.IO import Path, File, StreamWriter
from Spotfire.Dxp.Application.Visuals import TablePlot
from System.IO import Path, File, StreamWriter
from Spotfire.Dxp.Application.Visuals import TablePlot
from Spotfire.Dxp.Data import DataPropertyClass
from Spotfire.Dxp.Data import DataType

for d in Document.Data.Properties.GetProperties(0):
 if d.IsUserVisible and d.Name == "ReportingDate": x = d.Value

for f in Document.Data.Properties.GetProperties(0):
 if f.IsUserVisible and f.Name == "ReportingFolder": y = f.Value

tempFilename = y + "\\sp500overview_" + x + ".csv"
writer = StreamWriter(tempFilename)
Viz1.As[TablePlot]().ExportText(writer)

tempFilename = y + "\\sp500price_" + x + ".csv"
writer = StreamWriter(tempFilename)
Viz2.As[TablePlot]().ExportText(writer)

tempFilename = y + "\\sp500marketvalue_" + x + ".csv"
writer = StreamWriter(tempFilename)
Viz3.As[TablePlot]().ExportText(writer)

You must pay attention to select your input for the selected script as below (« Viz1 », « Viz2 » and « Viz3 »).

The objective is to give to each export the data visualization concerned : Viz3.As[TablePlot] is concerning the Viz3 selected as input. Then, as you can see on the script above, x and y are defined as the ReportingDate and ReportingFolder’ document properties. Both can be modify directly in the analysis by input fields (HTML).

Important information: This tool works only in Spotfire Desktop, not in the web version!

As usual, you can download the .dxp Spotfire analysis here